Let’s start simple.
Take religion — an idea not born within us, but built around us. Society crafted it, nurtured it, and handed it down through generations like an heirloom, so deeply woven into our existence that we hardly question it.
We don’t truly know who or what the Creator is.
A man? A woman? A child? A force of energy?
Or perhaps… we ourselves are fragments of the divine?
The truth is, we don’t know — and, deep down, most don’t even care. Still, we cling to the belief in something because it soothes us. It offers comfort in a chaotic world.
And this is where ignorance becomes bliss.
By setting aside overwhelming, scary questions — by refusing to shatter the comforting illusions — we protect ourselves. We choose peace over uncertainty.
In society, there are three kinds of people:
Those who see things for themselves. Those who see things once shown. And those who never see at all.
Most people distance themselves from truths that threaten their routine comforts. Critics might say, “This bliss is temporary — it won’t serve you in the long run.” Maybe they’re right. But those who truly understand the depth of ignorance know that it’s not about escaping life — it’s about living it fully, without the constant burden of existential fear.
As Vincent van Gogh said,
“Normality is a paved road: comfortable to walk, but no flowers grow on it.”
Not everyone is meant to walk the unbeaten, uncertain path. Some stumble onto it without realizing it. Some embrace the unknown consciously.
A wise man, at his core, is an ignorant man — not because he lacks knowledge, but because he chooses to not be enslaved by it. Wisdom is accepting reality without letting it chain your spirit.
Wisdom teaches us to ignore unnecessary noise: the overthinking, the negative energies, the vampires that drain our life force.
Accepting ignorance with awareness is not weakness — it’s strength.
It focuses us on the only questions that truly matter:
Who are we? Why are we here? And what is our true purpose?
Ignorance isn’t bliss when it stems from laziness or fear.
Ignorance is bliss when it is a conscious choice: a liberation from the chaos of endless, futile seeking.
Life isn’t a competition. It’s not about who knows more, who wins faster, or who shines brightest.
We are all heading towards the same destination — just walking different roads.
In the end, maybe it’s better to be consciously ignorant than unconsciously burdened.
Because:
“Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.”